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Not that i'm judging you if you are, but many Americans definitely are...

I couldn't believe this article when I found it.

It seems there is a divide between the pet owners of the US. Non-cat owners have let their opinions be heard, and if you are the proud owner of more than one cat - you are lonely or crazy. Great picture to paint of your fellow countrymen and women, lol.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, cat lovers describe other cat owners as loving caring people. (How sweet. At least they're sticking together)

I can't help but think of that woman from old Simpson's episodes. I know you know who I'm talking about.

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Of course, if you aren't convinced, I have something to show you.
Two or three cats may be considered acceptable, but what about 130 cats?

That's right. One Russian woman, who rescued her first cat 15 years ago, has built up her pet allowance to 130 (pause for shocked faces).

You can watch that video here.


As Bob Barker used to say at the end of every episode of Price is Right,

"Spay and neuter your pets"

Til next time.

Dave


**Photo courtesy of Google images (seen on Simpsons)

As you may have heard,
Mr President, Barack Obama, has put in his vote.

The media has frenzied over the situation. People have taken sides, initiated water cooler convo, and experts are putting in their two cents.

But regardless of the banter taking place outside of the court so to speak, what we all may witness is the first Hispanic in history being chosen as a Supreme Court Justice.
Not a bad feat for Sonia Sotomayor, who was raised in the public housing project of the South Bronx.

I found the TOP TEN things you need to know about Sotomayor here, and even found a new york times article that delivered some of her most notable opinions and articles.

To top all of that off, I just so happen to have a great little research article from work that shows what most people actually think.
Sotomayor is getting support from the American people.

You can read this little gem here

More to come.

Dave

After waking from my slumber on what seemed to be the perfect Sunday (yesterday), I glanced out of my window to see the sun shining, the birds chirping, and the air smelling (??) of waste.

If you haven't heard, Toronto is in the middle of a garbage strike that has many citizens more than upset. We're down right sick to our stomachs.

As I trod down to the local fruit market to pick up my weekly essentials (consisting of mango, apples, bananas, strawberries, grapefruit, and kiwi), I noticed a trail of garbage bags over 30 feet long. Piled on top of each other, falling onto the road, and blocking the sidewalk, I retched back in disgust as the smell blocked my airwaves filling my nostrils with a pungent odor no person could avoid.

Upon further investigation, it seems the temporary sites for disposing of trash, or at least two of them, had been closed earlier that day, so people have been left to their own devices. IE: let's toss our trash on the street.

The city garbage bins had filled up weeks earlier.
In fact, I took a shot of one the day the strike started.



So late last night, I decided to take my trusty camera and snap some of the photos of other bins I found throughout the city.
I left out the 30 foot disaster of a scene in case you are reading this during your lunch break.




Most of us are sensitive to the needs of all city employees, and to take it a step further, a lot of us are in unions or in support of them.

But besides garbage collection, the strike has impacted:

• child-care centres
• libraries located inside community centres
• golf courses
• the island ferry
• recreation centres
• wedding services
• city-run sexual health and dental clinics
• restaurant inspections
• city-run events in public squares and public park

Now this hasn't become close to a famous strike, at least not for people living outside of Toronto, so I thought I'd enlighten those who want the list of most famous strikes in US history.


Smell ya later.